[Mr. Mojo]

She then said that “radical Christianity” is just as threatening as radical Islam.

What's even worse is that the audience heartily applauded that statement.

[Walkingfeather]

Let me point out....
A. It was an audience of a day time talk show?
B. What do we care about viewers of day time talk shows?
C. What do we care about people that would take their time to be an Audience of a day time talk show?
D. It was an audience at a womens day time talk show
E. All this adds up to an audience ( Live and at home) with a lower IQ than an canned ham.

[Star Traveler]

You said -- "What's even worse is that the audience heartily applauded that statement."

And what's even more worse, is to see that very same thing on FreeRepublic.

Regards,
Star Traveler

[Gorjus]

She then said that “radical Christianity” is just as threatening as radical Islam.

She's right - if you're looking at the 'threat' she sees.

Long before Ann Coulter's latest book, it's been clear that modern liberalism/socialism is a faith-based philosophy different from a 'religion' only in that they believe there is no higher being than humans (and therefore, that whatever makes humans feel good about themselves is the highest 'good' for society). As a result, Christianity, in America, is 'just as threatening' to their faith as Islam.

After all, what are the lives of a few thousand people she didn't even know, as measured against her 'right' to be an out-of-the-closet lesbian?

[Amadeo]

She then said that “radical Christianity” is just as threatening as radical Islam.

What's even worse is that the audience heartily applauded that statement.

Was that canned laughter? Or a mix of audience and canned? I never watch the show but I heard the exchange on radio. My first thought, like yours, was how depressing it was that so many people agreed with her. But the laughter didn't sound quite right. It sounded canned. Do you know?

[Sicon]

What's even worse is that the audience heartily applauded that statement.

Yeah, but you have to keep in mind that the audience screening process for "The View" involves taking an IQ test that proves that you are:

a) dumber than a gnat

and

b) slightly more intelligent than someone in the audience of Bill Maher's show.